BEWARE: The most inauthentic thing you can do!

As a coach, one of the things that I hear my clients expressing frustration about is constantly feeling like they’re pouring from an empty cup. See, my portfolio of clients are caretakers in some way: working moms, those taking care of parents and/or siblings, or quite simply just really good friends to those around them, including coworkers. As a result, there’s quite a lot of pouring into others that is just part of their day-to-day.

During our sessions, it is not unusual for me start with, “so, catch me up on what’s been going on since we last…